Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Motorola Moto E vs LG Tribute

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola LG
Announced May 2012 May 2014 September 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Available - May 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 3,748 ($54.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Black, White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
124.8 x 64.8 x 12.3 mm
(4.91 x 2.55 x 0.48 in)
127.5 x 67.8 x 10.7 mm
(5.02 x 2.67 x 0.42 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 142 g (5.01 oz) 138.9 g (4.87.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE (regional) - LTE 850 / 1900 / 2500 (Bands 25, 26, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 302 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 63.10% 66.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2560 х 1920 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes No
Edge Class 12 Yes No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1980 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) - Up to 15 h (3G)